Hemendra Chaturvedi is based in Agra serving as an Assistant Editor, covering districts of Agra and Aligarh division of western Uttar Pradesh. He has been with HT since 1992 and has completed three decades of association with HT.
Articles by Hemendra Chaturvedi
Karhal by-poll: BJP intensifies search for candidate to take on SP’s Tej Pratap Yadav
Union minister and MP from Agra, Prof SP Singh Baghel had contested against SP candidate Akhilesh Yadav in the 2022 assembly elections but lost. However, Akhilesh contested the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat this year and won, vacating the Karhal seat.
Updated on Oct 09, 2024 07:42 AM IST
Kasganj woman lawyer murder: A month and 8 arrests: Police yet to disclose motive
While eight people, including five lawyers have been arrested, the Kasganj police has yet to disclose the motive behind the killing or confirm the identities of those involved.
Updated on Oct 05, 2024 09:02 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Hathras Stampede: Godman Bhole Baba not named in charge sheet against 11 accused
Additional superintendent of police Ashok Kumar Singh said that the charge sheet has been filed in the court against 11 named accused on Tuesday.
Updated on Oct 03, 2024 06:18 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Hathras schoolboy’s murder: Long before he opened school, key accused was faith healer
The DL Public School, where the boy was a Class 2 student and lived in the hostel, is located in Rasgawan while his home is in Tursen.
Updated on Sep 29, 2024 07:38 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Hathras
Class 2 boy ‘sacrificed’ in Hathras, kin seek death penalty for accused
Police have arrested five people, shut the school, and said the hostel was running without permission
Updated on Sep 28, 2024 01:45 AM IST
Amid concerns over Taj upkeep, ASI brushes aside seepage and plant growth issues
But Tourist Guides Welfare association president squarely blames the heritage body for failing in its maintenance and conservation task
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 08:58 AM IST
Agra Cathedral – Sentinel of 175 years
The Cathedral stands tall to complete 175 years on Sunday (Aug 25) when a thanksgiving Mass has been planned in the evening
Published on Aug 24, 2024 06:55 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Boon for devotees: CM to open Barsana rope way on August 25
The long awaited ‘rope way’ will provide massive relief to devotees from August 25 onwards, as they will easily reach Radha Rani temple, also popular as Ladliji Temple in Barsana, known as village of Radha Rani and hosting the famous ‘Latha Maar Holi’ every year.
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 06:18 AM IST
Water bottles not allowed on main Taj platform, tourism bodies flay decision
As per the ASI, repeated incidents of token ‘jalabhishek’ at Taj Mahal in this month of Sawan have led to this decision of not allowing water bottles on the white marble platform around the main mausoleum of Taj Mahal
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 09:38 AM IST
Undertrial in handcuffs disallowed entry to Taj
The cuffed man was brought to the Eastern Gate of the Taj Mahal but the ASI and CISF staff at the gate refused entry to a man in handcuffs.
Updated on Jul 24, 2024 07:50 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
First Monday of Sawan brings festivities to Taj city
The remaining three fairs will be held on the remaining three Mondays at Balkeshwar, Kailash and Prithvinath Mahadev Temple
Published on Jul 22, 2024 08:34 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Agra youth shot dead in US, father seeks justice
Gevin Dasaur (29) moved to the US for a diploma course in automobiles.
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 12:54 AM IST
‘What has to happen will happen’: Bhole Baba on 121 stampede deaths
121 people died in a stampede at a congregation in Uttar Pradesh, with the self-styled godman blaming a "conspiracy". Authorities are investigating.
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 06:54 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Bhole Baba surfaces 15 days after 121 deaths in Hathras stampede, says ‘none can change destiny’
Bhole Baba made the comment while interacting with a section of the media at his ashram at his ancestral village Bahadur Nagar in Patiali tehsil of Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh.
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 05:14 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Hathras stampede: Bhole Baba’s counsel seeks CCTV footage
Suraj Pal’s counsel, AP Singh, a Delhi-based lawyer, came out in support of the preacher and claimed that it was a conspiracy hatched to defame the organising committee.
Published on Jul 14, 2024 10:32 PM IST
Crowd mgmt in Mudiya Mela acid test for admn
The Goverdhan Mela site has been divided into 21 zones and 62 sectors. As many as 76 cameras are being installed on the parikrama marg (route) around Goverdhan hillock for keeping an eye on the fair round the clock, claimed officials .
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 08:40 AM IST
Unfazed by stampede, Bhole Baba followers continue to visit ashrams for satsangs
SP (City) Rahul Mithas downplayed the situation, saying that a handful of followers visit the ashram every day, but the number has gone up on Tuesday.
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 04:45 AM IST
When a cult figure illegally occupied Mathura’s Jawahar Bagh for 2 years
The preacher Suraj Pal, popularly known as Bhole Baba, is only the latest such personality to be in the news after the Hathras stampede. Other cult figures who commanded a vast following in the region in the past included Baba Jai Gurudev. His main ashram was in Mathura and it boasted of a replica of the Taj Mahal.
Updated on Jul 08, 2024 05:44 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Main accused Devprakash Madhukar was Bhole Baba’s eyes and ears
Madhukar was arrested by the UP police from Delhi’s Najafgarh after being named in an FIR registered at Sikandra Rau police station of Hathras in connection with the stampede that claimed 121 lives
Published on Jul 07, 2024 02:17 PM IST
Hathras stampede: Key arrested accused had political links, say police
Madhukar was arrested from Najafgarh in Delhi on Friday night. Police said besides Madhukar, two others, Ram Prakash Shakya and Sanju Yadav, were arrested on Saturday
Updated on Jul 07, 2024 02:08 PM IST
‘Deeply saddened’: Hathras ‘baba’ appears on video, sparks furore
Pal’s statement came a day after the state police on Friday arrested Devprakash Madhukar, the prime suspect and head volunteer of the event, and on the day a judicial panel put in place by the state government began its probe into the July 2
Published on Jul 07, 2024 01:44 PM IST
Hathras stampede: Bhole Baba’s 4 calls before switching off phone under scanner
According to a senior police officer, Pal had spoken to the event organisers four times before his mobile phone went off on the same day.
Updated on Jul 06, 2024 08:51 AM IST
Hathras stampede: ‘Bhole Baba’ owns assets worth ₹100+ crore
The Hathras event did have permission from authorities, although the crowd is expected to have been twice what was expected.
Updated on Jul 05, 2024 07:21 AM IST
Hathras stampede: No mention of Bhole Baba in FIR, police yet to trace him
The case has been registered under Sections 105, 110, 126(2), 223, and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
Updated on Jul 04, 2024 06:34 AM IST
Hathras stampede: Bhole Baba, preacher who led the congregation, not named in FIR
The FIR alleged that the organisers hid the actual number of devotees coming to the ‘satsang’ while seeking permission, did not cooperate in traffic management
Published on Jul 03, 2024 10:29 AM IST
Hathras stampede | Bhole Baba: Intelligence man to preacher with cult following
Alway clean shaven and known for his all-white attire, he sits on a throne-like high chair at his satsangs, sometimes with his wife on a similar chair.
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 07:13 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
107 dead in stampede at religious preacher’s congregation in UP’s Hathras
Hathras stampede: Initial reports indicated that the stampede started soon after the women rushed out of the venue
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 06:39 PM IST
PDA formula scripts success for SP in Braj region
Akhilesh , in his speeches, kept the BJP and RSS on target and blamed them for designs to change the Constitution . A man dressed as Baba Saheb with a book in hand stood on stage and Akhilesh Yadav received a copy of the Constitution from him with a vow to protect it.
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 06:22 AM IST
Rashtriya Hindu Parishad chief smashes TV, sets it on fire over election results
After BJP fell short of its “Abki Baar 400 Paar” claim, Rashtriya Hindu Parishad chief Govind Parashar smashed the TV inside the office and set it on fire.
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 12:31 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Arfa Javaid
2024 LS polls: Much at stake for BJP in Braj region
BJP has much at stake in Braj region with 8 Lok Sabha seats. SP focuses on Mainpuri, Firozabad; Congress eyes Fatehpur Sikri. Ministers also in the race.
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 05:44 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra